Convertible seat for automobiles



. HoLLY CONVERTIBLE SEAT FOR AUTOMOBILES March 16 1926.

Filed June 9, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet-l- March 16 1926.

A. HOLLY CONVERTIBLE SEAT FORy AUTOMOB [LE S Filed June 9. 1924 Patented Mar. 16, 1926.

PAT

ENT OFFICE.

vAUGUST HOLLY, for PORTLAND, OREGON. l

'CONVERTIBLE SEAT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed June 9,

To all whom it 'may concern.'y

VBe rit known that LLAUGUSTHOLLY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident -ofr Portland, .countyy of vl\liiltnoii'iah, and

State of. Oregoinihave invented anew-andv useful Improvement in Convertible Seats forAutomobiles, of whichthe following is aspecitication.`

The object of my invention is to provide a seat for .vehicles or cars of Ythe present automobiletype which may be converted in whole or in part into a bed Within the car. Preferably, the seat iscomposedof two contiguous sections, each of which is adapted to be arranged to form a bed. .Thus one'section of the seat may be converted intofa bed and the Vothei maybe left as a seat. In this way-the car can bek used as an ambulance, oron long`trips,.one of the parties can sleep while-the other is driving. When my invention is appliedto a car provided with. front and rear seats both of the seats are adapted tobe `arranged in whole or in part rvto kform a bed. n I carryL the main ridea of my invention into practice by provid-ing a seat comprising a main seat piece and auxiliary pieces hinged to the-latter,` saidl auxiliary pieces being adapted tobe folded under said main seat piece ,and to be extended. and-arranged in the sameplane as `the latter to form a i i bed.

A further object `ofimy invention is to,

,attainY 'the said results by means which are simple `and inexpensive to manufacture.

` The details of'my invention lare vhereinafter describedwith references to theaecompanying drawings, in vwhichry y Fig. l is a longitudinal vertical section taken approximately on vthe center line of the Vvehicle Aand shows the seats in their normal position;

f Fig. 2 is a section taken on the same line and shows'the positions Of thev seatextended to provide a structure upon which `a bed can be laid;

Fig. 3-is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a ydetail of construction; l

Fig. 4 is also' a fragmentary perspective view showing the extensible portion, which is a part of the rear seat of` the vehicle, fully extended;

Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic illustration of the eXtensible portion and shows the portions extended, in dotted lines.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken approxi-A 1924. semaine. 718,881.

that the transverse retaining member has been raised out of engagement w'th the back i of the seat;

Fig. 7 is a fragmentary section taken on the line 7 7 of Fig. G;

Fig. 8 is a. plan view of` an automobile, the seats alone being shown in full lines the remainder being in dotted outline, this view showing one-half of the back seat ei;- tended toform a bed;l

, Fig. 9 is aj'iew similar to iig. 5 showing both halves of the back seat extended to form a bed;

Fig. l() is a similar view, showing ornehalf of the rear seat and one-half ofthe frontseat on the same side extended to form a bed; and

Fig. ll is asimilar view showing all of the seat portions arranged to constitute a bed.l Y My invention is adapted to be incorporated in an automobile a which is provided with a back seat b and a front seat c. The rear portion of the body const-itutesV the back b of thebaek seat and is upholstered in the usual manner, and is shown l and 2.

The seat portion of the back seat is provided With two removablecushions (l which are normally supported upon'two members made up of four flat sections e, y", g and hinged so that, when they are fully extendj connected together by similar fiat hinges j but the sections f and g are connected together by hinges jz which are provided with pendent portions substantially as long as the thickness of one layer so as to permit the hinged connection to lie a substantial distance below the under surface thereof, thus to permit the sections to be folded together. The portion c` is hingedly connected to the transverse member z' by hinges ji. The seat portions of the front seat are provided with in Figs. f

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nienihcrs niude up oit three sectiinisy l, m und i which support the Sent cuehion ./c. The. length o'l" the Section 'u determined by the dietnnce between the inclined floor bozirds ol the ninehine lroin the floor und the elfciit. The Section l is fastened to the lixed sent structure by hinges o und to the section liz` by hinge` o und the .eer-tions m und ii :ire connected by hinges fr".

As: Shown in Figi'. 2. the 'loririird oder ol' the Section fi. i@ udaipted to reet upon the inclined section j) ol the lloor hoordeq :it u, point in the plane which the ineinber, consisting ot these hinged portions. will lie horinout-filly.

The beck y ol the itront seat is upholstered :it g' und the unuphohitered portion g: extendal slightly ubore the upholstered portion so that il con he tripped by the teinsreizee cluinnclsrhzipcd member r which is releiieiibly held in bwficlcte4 i" :1t euch. eide ol the 1vehicle. the brechen; beingn l ned by tscreen i. 'lfhe lower ci ot the section y i -i hinged to :1 trzinsreife member e which torinal one ot the supports for the :trent rient by hinges gf".

Then it is deeireil to multe :i heil in the vehicle the devicesv ure arranged :is follows:

The iriuisrersc channel Shaped retaining lnelnhcr r is lifted verticali)- troni piece und either or both helvcsot' the back ot the front sent can then he swung so that it will :eel against the iloor of the cur :is shown in Fig. 2. The sent ciushions (l und .7c :1re then removed und the portionii c. j'. 5,1, /e irre e tended outwurdly so that they will torni :i continuous .eurfere in the vehicle in :i plane with the top or lined portion ot the meut. The members 7` m und n een lilzewiiie be entended und will forni :i eiintiniui'ion ot the nieniberrl previously ciiunicriitr-d.

lYhr-n :ill ot Jdie members :ire extended so :ie` to torni :i bed structure within 'the cui' over its entire croie: lectioniil uren, Athe bed structure will rer-:einble Fig. ll.

ll". however. it is desired to nuilte :i heil in only n portion ol the enr. :is shown in Figi', H in which only one-holt' ol the bueh sont il; used ''or :l bed.` the nienibcre` c. f. :ind y' :ire extended und the member /i i` iirrzingi'ed So thzit it will be loldefl under zin'l will engage the lugr 7i' on the biiclg,y olf, the 'li-mit .Heut which `will thue eonizlitutc u nupport ttor the `tree end ot the nieniber y.

ll it is desired to use the entire huilt sent for e bed :is Shown in Fig. 9, the front halves ol' the extensible portions e, f and y are extended and the halves ot the portion Ji hung pendent to constitute supports.

lf it is desired to use the ent-ire holt of the rehiele, that is one halt ol both front :ind buck seats, ne for example if the device is need as an ambulance, the members c, j, f/ and 7i :ire :Fully extended on one sent, as: are the sinne halves ott' the sections` .7. m und fn. To release the buck olf the trout lGeul the transverse channel shaped Sect-ion yr is lifted troni posit-ion to permit one-halt oli' the blick portion Q ot' the front sont to be lowered find the channel section r is then replaced so :is to hold the remaining hull of the beek sent. The section An` is cut away at t to Strziddle the broke und clutch operating levers t', There is no necessity to cnt away from the steering',r poet because the portion 1i is adapted to rest against the inclined portion p of the floor :it :i point below the point :it which the steering' post passes through this inclined portion ot' the floor.

l chi-ini:

l. ln :i vehicle of the type described provided with front and rear Seats euch coniA prisiir;r :i 11min seat piece, and auxiliary pieces hinged to each olf seid main sent pieces, seid auxiliary pieces being adopted to be lolded under said main seat-piece und to be extended und :wronged in the sinne plane :1S the lutter to forni n, bed, said rear f-:eiit extending to :1nd adapted to rest on the 'tranne of the front` seat. the heck ol? 'the front Seat heinz;lr adopted to be dropped haelt und placed on the floor ol the cnr und in that. position providing n` Support for the middle portion ol said bed. y

2. In u vehicle ol the type described pio vided with front :1nd rear sente euch cour prising :L niain sent piece, und auxiliary pieces hinged to each ot'. said iniiin sont pieces. sii-id auxiliary pieces being;l adapted to be folded under seid 11min sent-piece sind to be extended :ind arranged in the sinne plaine es the lotterto forni a bed. seid rein-` sent extending to und adapted to'rest on the :t1-inne ol" the front- Sezit, the back ol.E the liront seat being; hinged to the sent freine :1nd adapted to be dropped haelt Iand placed on the floor ot the ciir :ind in that position providing u support for the middle portion of said hed.

AUGUST HOLLY. 

